ز و ج

Arabic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos, “pair”), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-. Cognate with Hebrew ז ו ג, Aramaic ז ו ג.

Root

ز و ج • (z-w-j)

1. related to coupling

Derived terms

Verbs and verbal derivatives

• Form II: زَوَّجَ (zawwaja, “to couple, to marry off”)
  • Verbal noun: تَزْوِيج (tazwīj)
  • Active participle: مُزَوِّج (muzawwij)
  • Passive participle: مُزَوَّج (muzawwaj)
• Form V: تَزَوَّجَ (tazawwaja, “to get married”)
  • Verbal noun: تَزَوُّج (tazawwuj)
  • Active participle: مُتَزَوِّج (mutazawwij)
  • Passive participle: مُتَزَوَّج (mutazawwaj)
• Form VI: تَزَاوَجَ (tazāwaja, “to couple”)
  • Verbal noun: تَزَاوُج (tazāwuj)
  • Active participle: مُتَزَاوِج (mutazāwij)
  • Passive participle: مُتَزَاوَج (mutazāwaj)
• Form VIII: اِزْدَوَجَ (izdawaja, “to be in pairs”)
  • Verbal noun: اِزْدِوَاج (izdiwāj)
  • Active participle: مُزْدَوِج (muzdawij)

Nouns and adjectives

• زَوْج (zawj, “one of a pair”)
• زَوْجِيّ (zawjiyy, “marital”)
• زَوَاج (zawāj, “marriage, wedding”)